This morning I encountered a touching scene: a father, taking his young son to school, was teaching him to read AM New York. Normally I keep to myself on the morning commute, but I had to say something.
- Me:
- “That’s really cool what you’re doing there.”
- Dad:
- “Yeah, it’s a great paper. The sentences are really short, every other word is abbreviated, and what with all the typos, I can see if he notices them. And it’s free, too.”
- Me:
- “There should be more resourceful parents like you.”
- Dad:
- “Thanks. I just want the best for my illegitimate son.”
- Me:
- “Um…”
- Dad:
- “Did I just say that? Please, don’t say anything to anyone.”
- Me:
- “Sure thing.”
And we all lived happily ever after.
Come on, this actually happened??
I’m laughing too hard to type a comment!!
That’s mean, you’ve totally gone and told other people. Fibber.